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Originally Posted by mommy9  Well...I did check out the YTCA site..emailed a "show" breeder near me(I live near Chicago)..and she told me that she had a friend in Indiana that would sell one of her pups for $2000 with a spay/neuter agreement..well, I SHOULD say, she said that their dogs START at $2000. Now, forgive me as I am naive..but do PETS sell for this much normally? I paid $1500 for my girl..she has full AKC reg..but she is way too small to breed..even if I wanted to breed..she's 2 1/2 lbs at 8 mos. We LOVE her, but I'd like our next one to be a little bit bigger. I just want a healthy, not too big, happy, happy, pretty puppy from a breeder that I can keep in touch with if I have questions..for a "fair" price. Am I asking too much??
Thanks,
Terri |
Well, if this breeder is an ethical breeder and truely cares about the pup and has all the health screening done and has a great contract, thats a good price. I dont mind spending good money if I am buying a great dog. What I dont understand is why people pay good money for the first Yorkie they see in the paper just because it has breeding rights. Seems like they see T-cup and full AKC and nothing else matters. They could give a hoot about the health guarantee or the knowledgeble breeder.( I am not saying that is what you did on your little girl)